But the Perry 2012 camp may find it difficult to disown the book, which lays bare the candidate's ideas on the dangers of federal overreach, the benefits of small government, the primacy of the 10th Amendment, which gives to the states all powers not granted to the federal government in the U.S. Constitution.

Fed Up! is not your ordinary (re: mind-numbingly boring) campaign book, nor is it a 20-year-old masters' thesis. Published in November 2010, the book gives a rare, unadulterated insight into how the presidential candidate, Perry, views the size and role of the federal government he now wants to lead.

We have already taken a look at some of the key themes in Fed Up!Now, before Perry's arguments get twisted around in campaign doubletalk, here's a breakdown of why the Texas Republican is (was?) fed up with Washington.